Died in jail or a lockup
William Collall
William Collall was a Black man held in the lock-up at Womelsdorf, a mining village near Elkins, West Virginia, in July 1902. According to The Washington Times, an armed band broke into the lock-up and killed one of the two men held there. The paper reported that the band then returned and shot Collall.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed band broke into the Womelsdorf lock-up, killed a fellow prisoner, then returned and shot Collall.
Reported by: news reports.